United Kingdom, Sept. 20 -- Ed Sheeran cried on stage and declared he was "so sorry" as he addressed the row over Palestine which led to Macklemore being removed from his tour.

The Shape Of You hitmaker has attracted criticism after his support act was dropped from the Loop live shows after declaring his support for the people of Palestine, and at his first concert back since the row broke out, Ed kicked off the evening with a speech for Saturday's (19.09.26) crowd in Philadelphia.

He said: "This is not usually how I would open the show, but before I play some songs tonight, I hope it's okay if I say a few words.

"I'm used to my music being criticised . This week the criticism was about something much more important ... I am making mis...